Well, after spending many years
being blessed by the Book of Revelation, I thought to do
a micro-commentary. Not a verse by verse
micro-commentary, but a verse or more per
chapter, to encourage others to receive the blessings
guaranteed to them “that readeth, and they that hear the
words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are
written therein: for the time is at hand."
(Twitter gives you only 140 characters per entry but I
get 140 words for this project.)

Every time you read the name of
Jesus Christ in scripture, or one of his pronouns, you
can associate it with his other name “The Word of God,
“or his holy scriptures “the word of God.” It
still makes sense and maybe more sense. (Notice
the W and w?) So when we read the first verse of
Revelation, it is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, the
Revelation of The Word of God, and the Revelation of the
word of God.

Heads up: The Book of Revelation reveals the past,
present, and future. Therefore the whole
book is documenting what has gone on, and what is going
on, and what is going to go on – at the same time!
However, it’s a sealed book to those on the outside.
Are you in or are you out?

P.S. Thanks T.S. for the W and w info.

Revelation 1:3

“Blessed is he
that readeth, and they that hear the words of this
prophecy, and keep those things which are written
therein: for the time is at hand.”

Three important words: readeth,
hear and keep.Do all three at the same time to be blessed by
the Lord when it comes to the Revelation and all
scripture.

“Readeth,” with
the
eth, means
to continue to read, read, read.When you readeth you will begin to “hear” with
understanding and to “keep,” or manage, those truths as
good stewards of God’s mysteries.These spiritual gems are for you to invest; like
the parable of the talents which a lord entrusted to his
servants.

Investing for God is always
profitable in what he has given you to invest.Now is the time to read, hear and keep.Invest to be blessed!

Revelation 1:6

“And hath made us
kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be
glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”

The word “hath” is in the past
tense.We
are already kings and priests unto God. You too, girls.

How did the world treat Christ
Jesus
the King
and High Priest? The Jew’s high priest greeted him with
spits and hits; the Galilean tetrarch entertained him
with mockery; the Judean governor stripped him naked,
crowned him with thorns, and nailed and enthroned him on
a cross; and soldiers offered him sour wine to quench
his thirst while he died of Roman hospitality. Then he
was presented a scepter - into his heart.

Now you know what the world
really thinks of the King of kings and High Priest - and
you too

Revelation 1:7

“Behold, he
cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and
they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the
earth shall wail because of him.”

Song: Oh, we won’t go out to
meet him when he comes, when he comes. (For we will be
with him.)

“And the armies
which were in heaven followed him upon white horses,
clothed in fine linen, white and clean […] for the fine
linen is the righteousness of saints.” (Revelation
19:14; 19:8b)

Only living and dead unbelievers
left here and they shall be howling for their torment to
come.

“Fall on us, and
hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne,
and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his
wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?”
(Revelation 6:16-17)

Revelation 1:8

“I am Alpha and
Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord,
which is, and which was, and which is to come, the
Almighty.”

Who is the Almighty God?

Answer: He who is the Alpha and
Omega, the A to O in Greek; the A to Z in English; the
Lord Jesus Christ The Word of God and the originator of
languages.He is the Almighty who created heaven and earth
and all that therein is; making that point in the
beginning in seven words, six times:“And God said… and it was so,” (Genesis 1) What
the Lord Jesus Christ says is the way it is.Amen.

Revelation 1:10

“I was in the
Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great
voice, as of a trumpet…”

As John was praying, focusing
his attention upward toward heaven, God was speaking
through the church on earth behind him.

“And I turned to
see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I
saw seven golden candlesticks […] and the seven
candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.”The seven churches being the church of God.
(Revelation 1:12 &20c)

Even an apostle may hear from
someone through the church on earth, and get a
Revelation of the word of God from the Word of God, to
pass on to the rest of the church.Maybe from you.Maybe from me.

Revelation 1:19

“Write the things
which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the
things which shall be hereafter…”

John was given a spiritual
writing assignment to document the status of things on
earth and heaven where the confines of time do not
apply.Limit
yourselves to things which John “hast seen” and “which
are,” to chapters 1 through 3, and you miss out on a
plethora of historical teachings from the beginning of
time; an abundance of teachings on the present while
history repeats itself over and over again; and a wealth
of foretelling of relevant future events.

The Lord Jesus’ church is only
divided by geographical locations; not by autonomous
denominations and sub-denominations. He said, “Every
kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation;
and a house divided against a house falleth.”
Likewise the
apostle Paul said, “Is Christ divided? […] For ye are
yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and
strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as
men?”

Today, many of the tares (bound
already in bundles) name themselves after men and
doctrines, and not after Christ.But the apostle’s doctrine has one foundation and
one unifying authority: The Word of God and the word of
God.Amen.

No need to join or start another
church when you are already in the Lord Jesus’ church.

(Matthew
13:24-30)

Revelation 2:4

“Nevertheless I
have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy
first love.”

The Ephesians did everything
right (works, labor, had patience and spiritual
discernment) but they left their first love: the words
of eternal life.

Think:
When you got
saved by the Lord Jesus Christ, you were so excited to
become his, you’d sit at his feet for hours, just like
the disciples did when he was on earth, (Oh, you didn’t?
Hmmm.)
Listening to him was their first love as it is for all
“born-againers.”

Everyone is sure to eat several
times a day from the food trough; however,
“Man shall not
live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth
out of the mouth of God.”Once the bread of life becomes secondary or
optional, you’ve fallen into the pig pen.

Revelation 2:6

“But this thou
hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes,
which I also hate.”

God hates some people,
“As it is
written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.”
(Romans 9:13)But he hates all “righteous” deeds done in the
name of someone else. You know, like, Pharisees,
Sadducees, Herodians, Nicolaitanes, Wesleyans,
Lutherans, and Mennonites.(And we haven’t gotten to doctrinal church names
yet.)

Nicolas, whether alive or dead,
had a following named after him, not unlike the
aforementioned denominations, and this sort of
subversion is plainly addressed in scripture.If only those denominationalists hadn’t left the
love of the word of God, maybe they wouldn’t have fallen
away as they did. (1 Corinthians Chapters 1&3)

Revelation 2:7

“He that hath an
ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of
the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise
of God.”

In
Revelation, the Lord refers seven times to
“he that overcometh.”

Definition of overcometh:
“For whatsoever is born of
God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that
overcometh the world, even our faith.Who is he that
overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus
is the Son of God?”
(1 John 5:4-5)

If you aren’t an
overcomer, you are only feasting on your imagination and
not from the tree of life, the word of God, "which
is in the midst of the paradise of God.”

Paradise is being in the Lord’s
presence on earth or in heaven.

Revelation 2:9

“I know thy
works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich)
and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are
Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.”

Servants of the Lord own nothing
because their Master and owner is Jesus Christ.If you have anything in your possession, the
title is in God’s name and not yours.This was Smyrna’s poverty but they were
spiritually rich.Many don’t understand this concept and think they
are in favor with God because they are well off.
(Revelation 3:17)They are good tithers, too: “10% for God and 90%
for me – Whoopee!”

Jews who reject Messiah Jesus
today actually attend the synagogue of Satan.Do you think there are those which say they are
Christians, and are not, but are the church of Satan?Yep.

Revelation 2:10

“Fear none of
those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil
shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be
tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou
faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of
life.”

Christians are ear-tickled and
told they will escape the “great tribulation.” True, the
tribulations of God upon the world are not inflicted on
believers, but the tribulations of the devil are.Disciples of Jesus Christ are not excluded from
being persecuted, tortured and killed.

“If they have
persecuted me, they will also persecute you.” (John
15:20b)

Christians
come out of great tribulation because they are
in great tribulation.

“These are they
which came out of great tribulation, and have washed
their robes, and made them white in the blood of the
Lamb.” (Revelation 7:14)

Revelation 2:13

“I know thy
works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat
is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied
my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my
faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan
dwelleth.”

We all dwell in Satan’s seat,
throne and kingdom (the world), and are engaged in a
battle.

The MIA (Martyred In Action) go
to heaven receiving a crown instead of a purple heart.

“And when the
chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of
glory that fadeth not away.” (1Peter 5:4)

Who is a martyr? Anyone having
no sin imputed unto them and murdered by the devil.And after Satan kills the saints by whatever
method he uses, God straightway sends them to heaven.Even the destroyer is used for God’s plan and our
good.

Revelation 2:14a

“But I have a few
things against thee, because thou hast there them that
hold the doctrine of Balaam.”

Balaam’s doctrine stealthily
destroyed God’s people by sowing carnal practices into
the church in the wilderness.Today’s Balaamites promote their own doctrines,
leaving Jesus Christ’s apostolic authority to start
their own churches.

“They went out
from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been
of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but
they went out, that they might be made manifest that
they were not all of us.” (1 John 2:19)

In America, most of these are
the 501(C)3 non-prophetState Churches where Balaam’s baloney is served
regularly.

On pretend
Christians: “whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is
preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will
rejoice.” (Philippians 1:18)

Revelation 2:14b

“who taught Balac
to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel,
to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit
fornication.”

Example: False Christianity
using “missionary dating” to lure the righteous to
fellowship and be intimate with the unrighteous; to
enter business agreements and investments with the
wicked; and into contracts, such as marriage, with idol
worshipers: those outside the spiritual body of Christ.
(II Corinthians 6:14-18)

God is commanding his church
today to come
outof such relationships
because
many are still
in such relationships!

“Wherefore
come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the
Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will
receive you.” (II Corinthians 6:17)

“Come out of her,
my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and
that ye receive not of her plagues.” (Revelation 18:4)

Revelation 2:14b

“who taught Balac
to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel,
to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit
fornication.”

Examples: False Christianity
using “missionary dating” to lure the righteous to
fellowship and be intimate with the unrighteous; to
enter business contracts and investments with the
wicked, and into agreements with idol worshipers: those
outside the spiritual body of Christ. (II Corinthians
6:14-18)

God is commanding his church
today to come out
of such relationships because many are still
in such
relationships!

“Wherefore
come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the
Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will
receive you.” (II Corinthians 6:17)

“Come out of her,
my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and
that ye receive not of her plagues.” (Revelation 18:4)

Revelation 2:15

“So hast thou
also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes,
which thing I hate.”

The Nicolaitanes named
themselves after their pet theologian but not after
Christ; Balaam’s followers name themselves after a pet
doctrine but not after Christ. They are, however, of the
same spirit.

Example: Baptists are named
after John Baptist:
Baptist used,
interestingly, in scripture as a surname.

“When the men
were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us
unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look
we for another?” (Luke 7:20)

“And she, being
before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John
Baptist's head in a charger.” (Matthew 14:8)

Baptists emphasize Baptist’s
water baptism over the Lord Jesus Christ who
“shall baptize
you with
the HolyGhost,
andwithfire.”
(Luke 3:16)

Revelation 2:17

“He that hath an
ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of
the hidden manna…”

There is feasting from the fruit
of the tree of Life, the word of God, which is the
written scripture on the page; and then there is the
feasting of the hidden manna, written on the invisible
backside of the page.

“And I saw in the
right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written
within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.”
(Revelation 5:1)

Some, who call themselves
“Christians,” are very good at regurgitating whatever
they have been fed by another, right or wrong, but only
the born of God can be served, eat and digest the
supernatural nutritious hidden manna on the backside of
the page.

Revelation 2:20

“Notwithstanding I have a few
things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman
Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach
and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to
eat things sacrificed unto idols.”

No
women apostles, pastors or teachers in God’s church.Some are, however,
prophetesses (Acts 21:9), but not of Jezebel’s ilk: who
usurp Christ’s apostolic authority; whose husbands are
false Christians; paint their faces and tire their heads
(II Kings 9:30), and are secret agents for Satan
injecting Balaam’s doctrine into the church.Good reason for no
women teachers in God’s church, but there might be some
in
your church.

“Let the woman learn in
silence with all subjection.But I suffer not a
woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but
to be in silence.” (I Timothy 2:12)

Revelation 2:26

“And he that
overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him
will I give power over the nations…”

We shall rule and reign with the
King of kings, and the Lord of lords, for we are
Christ’s kings and priests.

“And hast made us
unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on
the earth.” (Revelation 5:10)

If we don’t rule and reign as
kings and priests on earth now, who will we rule and
reign over in eternity?

Answer: The rebellious who are
imprisoned in the lake of fire.
This, however, takes no time at all for us,
because they will just be simmering on the back burner
for ever, out of sight and out of mind, while we glory
in the court of the Lord Jesus Christ.Amen.

If you only literalize the
finite number
seven = miss out on an infinity of teachings.

Do the math.

Revelation 3:1

“And unto the
angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith
he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven
stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou
livest, and art dead.”

Can a church fellowship have a
reputation of being alive and dead at the same time?

Yes, they can be like the
scrubby Bristlecone Pines that live for thousands of
years but scarcely look alive.The bark dies on large areas of the tree but
small arteries of living bark continue to keep it alive.Truly they are alive and dead at the same time,
but the only living part is the bark; the dead wood
supporting the living.This is like many living church members are
supported by dead wood pew warmers.(Also know as pew potatoes.)

Revelation 3:3b

“If therefore
thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief,
and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon
thee.”

When the Lord takes you home you
may be fit or frail, figure you’ll see your
grandchildren grow up, take that planned trip to Europe
or watch another football game.In fact, you’ll take your last breath on earth
and the next one in heaven at any moment!Are you ready to meet the Lord?

Orders from headquarters:

“Take ye heed,
watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.”
(Mark 13:33)

“Watch and pray,
that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is
willing, but the flesh is weak. (Matthew 26:41)

“And what I say
unto you I say unto all, Watch.” (Mark 13:37)

Revelation 3:5

“He that
overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment;
and I will not blot out his name out of the book of
life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and
before his angels.”

To confess, profess, and
acknowledge openly and joyfully works both ways.

“Also I say unto
you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall
the Son of man also confess before the angels of God…”
(Luke 12:8)

“Hereby know ye
the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that
Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God…” (1
John 4:2)

Unbelieving “friends” are
defined below.(To be forewarned is to be forearmed.)

“Who is a liar
but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is
antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.” (1
John 2:22)

Revelation 3:6

“He
that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith
unto the churches.”

This
expression is used in regards to all seven churches and
relevant to the church today.(If you have an ear to hear.) And by the way, of
the seven churches, only two passed with flying colors:
Smyrna in tribulation and poverty, and Philadelphia of
little strength.If we cannot classify ourselves in those two,
then we are in one of the others.The Lord Jesus commanded the other five to
“repent.” Look out!

Revelation 3:9

“Behold, I will
make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are
Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them
to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I
have loved thee.”

If you are a
synagogue-patronizing Jew and do not believe in the Lord
Jesus Christ as the Messiah, you attend and are a member
of a satanic bunch of liars.

And you believers thought Rome
was "THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF
THE EARTH." (Revelation 17:5) Think again -
though politically incorrect - remember Satan was in
Jerusalem, not Rome when he possessed Judas Iscariot,
and moved Jerusalem’s governments and the Jews’ religion
to crucify the Lord Jesus Christ.Holy Land?Ha!
Jerusalem is
the only city defined by the word of God as
“Sodom and Egypt.” (Revelation 11:8)

Revelation 3:12

“Him that
overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God,
and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him
the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God,
which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven
from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.”

Many kings, queens, and
politicians cannot give up their prestigious positions
no matter how old and sickly they become.
Christians, on
the other hand, as kings and priests unto God, are like
permanent memorial pillars in God’s temple.They also have a “spiritual passport” with the
name of the new Jerusalem on it (not the old earthly
Jerusalem); as well as God’s name, the seal of his
approval, written in their foreheads.
(Revelation 7:3;
9:4; 14:1; 22:4)

Revelation 3:14

“And
unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write;
These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true
witness, the beginning of the creation of God…”

The only faithful and true
witness is the Lord Jesus Christ, the author of the Holy
Scriptures.Amazingly
the “grandiose ones” sell their words to the church in
contrast to the superior one’s word of God which is
freely given to us.

“I am Alpha and
Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him
that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life
freely […] And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And
let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is
athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water
of life freely.” (Revelation 21:6; 22:17)

Revelation 3:16

“So then because
thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue
thee out of my mouth.”

Laodicea is a church of God in
name only, as the Lord is not the center of their
attention.
They are well-off in the things of this world but not in
the stewardship of them.Therefore, they are not really servants to God,
and yet, the merciful Lord Jesus Christ gives them place
to repent.

If you think America is a
Christian nation and not mostly lukewarm Laodiceans, ask
yourself why Fornicators, Abortionists, and Globalists
(FAG’s) run rampant.If God doesn’t palate you well, you are
distasteful and poison puke to his body.

“And we know that
we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.”
(1 John 5:19)

Revelation 3:19

“As many as I
love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and
repent.”

When the Lord Jesus commands,
“be zealous,” it may not be optional for believers.He might have spoken this into us like he spoke
light into the universe, “Let there be light: and there
was light.”
(Be zealous therefore: and there was zeal.)True or not, it is hard to imagine a Christian
cannot have zeal about his Saviour and channel that
enthusiasm into everyday expression.This is unlike the lady who told the new
Christian, “You’re excited now but it will wear off and
you’ll be just like the rest of us.”Like what? Dead?

Many who are unrestrained sports
fanatics six days of the week, turn into pew (pee-yew)
paddies on the Lord’s day.

Revelation 3:21

“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in
my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with
my Father in his throne.”

Folks, we’re already on the throne; as in, he hath/has
already set us there.

“Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us
together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath
raised us up together, and made us sit together in
heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” (Ephesians 2:5-6)

Therefore, when we "shuffle off this mortal coil," we
will simply continue on with the Lord Jesus Christ,
where all of heaven is his throne.

“Come up hither,
and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.”

John’s earthly perspective of
the church abruptly concludes and he’s catapulted into
eternity for spiritual details from heaven’s viewpoint.For 2,000 years we’ve been in the “hereafter” as
it repeats itself over and over, until “there should be
time no longer” and “It is done.”Think the mark of the beast isn’t here yet?If one’s conscious mind only savourest the things
of men, and/or the hand only labors for those things, one
has the spiritual mark of the beast in their forehead
and hand already.And if you believe the church is “raptured” here
- put ear-tickling into practice.Tear out Chapters 4-22 and enjoy having no great
tribulations, now, or, for the rest of your life, thanks
to John Darby’s 1830 doctrine of the pre-tribulation
rapture.

Revelation 4:2

“And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a
throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.”

Trinity
is not in scripture though Godheadis.(Bible
isn’t in the Bible, either.)
And hasn’t God revealed himself, not as a finite
trinity, but as an incalculable infinity?

Chapter 4 recognizes all in heaven worshipping the
one on the throne, and then the transition in
chapter 5 to worship the Lord Jesus Christ.They are the one and the same and why the
Pharisees wanted to stone the Lord Jesus to death.

“Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him […]
for blasphemy; because that thou, being a man, makest
thyself God.”(John
10:31; 33b)

However, a man had not made himself God, but God had
made himself a man: the one and the same.

Revelation 4:4

“And round about the throne were four and twenty seats:
and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting,
clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads
crowns of gold.”

The four and twenty elders could represent the twelve
O.T. patriarchs and twelve N.T. apostles.But more importantly, they represent the church,
the body of Christ, past, present and future.

My wife had an additional insight: The church is
attentively worshipping and serving the Lord 24-hours
day, whether on earth or in heaven.Matthew, Mark, and Luke’s gospels used the Hebrew
12-hour day/12-hour night method, but John, the
Revelator in his gospel, used the Roman 24-hour day.

Sleep when you must, but your brethren somewhere else,
are worshipping and serving the Lord while you slumber,
whether in heaven above or in the earth below.

Revelation 4:5

“And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and
thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of
fire burning before the throne, which are the seven
Spirits of God.”

Mystery solved for scientists!
Lightning comes
from heaven, the seven Spirits of God, the Holy Spirit,
manifesting and talking to the world below.

Once I went out in the dark of early morning to sit on
the porch swing, like a sports fan to watch our Father’s
lightning storm pass over, until it lit and cracked
terrifyingly close.I scampered back into the house for safety,
realizing I had been a little flippant about observing
the powerful hand of God.And, believe me, I saw the light and heard
him distinctly.Sometimes, though, the Lord whispers from far
away when illuminating a subject.

P.S. “Puns are the highest forms of literature,” and are
underlined for some:)

Revelation 4:6

“And before the throne there was a sea of glass like
unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round
about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before
and behind.

"

The origin of the word of God, the pure living water, is
the uncontaminated sea of glass in heaven.This is God’s watering hole and where the four
beasts, the angelic representatives, gather at the
throne as do the four and twenty elders.Being in the eternal realm, these celestial
critters have a great view of the “before and behind,”
the future and the past.And so do we through this sacred book.

“And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear
as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of
the Lamb.” (Revelation
22:1)

Revelation 4:7

“And the first beast was like a lion, and the second
beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a
man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.”

The beasts are angels/messengers of God and directors
to:the
carnivores on earth (lion), herd animals (calf),
primates including the unsaved (face of a man), and the
fowls (eagle).Perhaps there is some truth that certain
individuals are apparently a monkey’s uncle.No bugs, reptiles or other
cold-blooded/cold-hearted beasts in heaven, or viruses
either, for that matter. The vile things shall be put
away and separated from us forever.

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and
there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor
crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the
former things are passed away.” (Revelation 21:4)

Revelation 4:8

“And the four beasts had each of them six wings about
him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest
not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God
Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.”

Being in eternity since their creation, the beasts have
three pairs of wings and can travel in the past, the
present, and the future at the Lord’s direction, as they
live where time does not exist - heaven.And being highly intelligent, they are full of
eyes within, having some understandings of the mysteries
of God.
Consequently, knowing some of the inside scoop and the
character of the Lord, they proclaim unceasingly that
God is “Holy, holy, holy.”How much do I/we reflect our Father’s character?I don’t know if anyone would give me one third
the acknowledgment.

Revelation 4:9-10

“And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks
to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and
ever, The four and twenty elders fall down before him
that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for
ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne…”

The
four and twenty elders, who represent the church, take
the beasts’ leading when to worship the Lord; casting
their crowns before his throne, and acknowledging where
their/our kingships come from.Do you follow their leading?Sometimes I think I‘m too old to “fall down” and
worship much anymore.Maybe not.Better try.(Have you ever noticed, while praying in the
prone position, your thoughts are more focused than
lying in bed or in a La-Z-Boy recliner? (Lazy boy. Ha!)

Revelation 4:11

“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour
and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy
pleasure they are and were created.”

When I read this, I always think how the Lord created
our pets for his pleasure - and ours too.Since my little doggy boy Moses died this last
August 17th, I find it difficult to believe that such a
fine and intelligent creature cannot be in heaven.Yesterday - coincidently not - I realized more
so, that Moses was actually
the
Lord’s doggy
boy, and he gave him to me to be my constant friend, and
in my care for 13 years.Thank you, Lord.

“And I saw in the
right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written
within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.”

Revelation is a book of
mysteries and locked shut with God’s seal.Read it all you want; buy books about it, and go
to Sunday school to become a parrot, squawking theories
right or wrong.But you cannot get the Revelation of the word of
God from the The Word of God unless you are a son of
God.

The book of Revelation, and all
scripture, has spiritual writing on the visible page,
“the tree of life.”And it also has spiritual writing on the
invisible backside of the page, “the hidden manna.”

John wept much desiring to open,
read, and understand the book.How about you?

Revelation 5:4

“And I wept much, because no
man was found worthy to open and to read the book,
neither to look thereon.”

As a new
believer, one can be perplexed about the Book of
Revelation, and pine away wanting to understand it.Others, however, would rather work a crossword
puzzle, computer game, or other brain teasers to amuse
themselves than understand what is really important
today, yesterday, and tomorrow.
And some folk
will counsel you out of getting the revelations on
Revelation, and solemnly pronounce, “Who can understand
it?” However,
John got the revelations on Revelation because he
desired good things from the Lord.

“If ye then,
being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your
children, how much more shall your Father which is in
heaven give good things to them that ask him?”
(Matthew 7:11)

Revelation 5:6

“And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and
of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders,
stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns
and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent
forth into all the earth.”

In the midst, the center, the focal point of everything
in heaven and all creation, stands the slain Lamb, our
Lord Jesus Christ!He has seven horns: the power of the Almighty
God; and the all-seeing, all present seven eyes, which
are the seven Spirits of God: the Holy Ghost.The transition of our understanding of the Lord
Jesus Christ as God’s Son to God begins and ends in this
chapter.

“If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father
also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen
him.” (John 14:7)

Revelation 5:8

“And when he had taken the
book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell
down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps,
and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers
of saints.”

Here we do
not see the Lamb, Jesus Christ, prostrate and worshiping
he who sits upon the throne, but we do see everyone else
in heaven worshipping the Lamb.So why did the Son prostrate and worship the
Father when he was on earth?Simple.The whole time he was showing us the way to do
things like a good parent shows their child by example.

Harps,
kithara in Greek,
where we get our word
guitar from, is an
instrument in heaven and why so many like to play it
today – for the Lord or for the devil.

Revelation 5:9a

“And they sung a new song…”

In a small weekly prayer meeting in a Nazarene
Sanctuary, all of us, ironically, spoke in tongues.
Once, as we began to spontaneously sing in tongues, it
crescendoed into a choral piece we never heard before.It was the most beautiful sound ever heard as we
effortlessly, in heavenly harmonies, were directed by
the Lord’s hand.Ironically, also, while praying for revival in
the sanctuary, the church had Halloween parties with
witches and ghosts, and later, Satan Claus to celebrate
the Lord’s birth in their fellowship hall.If you knew what
Merry Christ-Mass means, you wouldn’t use the phrase.I’m starting to say
Maranatha this year: The Lord has come - born a babe - and is coming
again - as the King of kings and Lord of lords.Sounds scriptural, aye

Revelation 5:11

“And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels
round about the throne and the beasts and the elders:
and the number of them was ten thousand times ten
thousand, and thousands of thousands…”

How many angels? For those who got a D in Mrs. Eads’
geometry class, that’s 10,000 x 10,000 x 1,000’s and
1,000’s again and probably too big for me, her former
student, or anyone else to calculate.In other words, heaven is chock-full of praising
people along with other creatures.So, avoid the learning curve when you get to
glory by praising the Lord in your spare time now.Hallelujah!

Revelation 5:12

“Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and
riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory,
and blessing.”

This is similar to Revelation 4:11 where such accolades
are directed to he who sits upon the throne, the
Creator, God.The Lamb, Jesus Christ, is also defined as the
Creator, God.

“For by him were
all
thingscreated, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and
invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or
principalities, or powers:
allthings were created
by him, and for him…” (Colossians
1:16)

“All things were made by him;
and without him was not any thing made that was made.”
(John 1:3)

Do the math:
God = the Creator = the Word of God = Jesus Christ

.

Revelation 5:13

“And every creature which is in heaven, and on the
earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea,
and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and
honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth
upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.”

Everything and everyone worships God and the Lamb as
being the one and the same.“I and my
Father are one.” (John 10:30)God expressed and birthed his Word in the
beginning and there was light.Later, God expressed and birth his Word in the
flesh and there was Light.

“No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten
Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath
declared him.” (John 1:18) Jesus Christ has
revealed God the Father fully to us.

“And I saw when the Lamb
opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the
noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come
and see.”

The seal of God on this book was
opened 2,000 years ago and the four horsemen (first four
seals) have been galloping ever since.

1.
White Horse = Wars of Intimidation

2.
Red Horse = Wars of Armies

3.
Black Horse = Wars of Economics

4.
Pale Horse = Wars of Stealth

The other two seals were opened
also.

5.
Persecution of the church

6.
The fearful awaiting the day of
judgment: for their time is short

When you “Come and see”
the six
seals opened, then the seventh seal is loosed, and what
is happening on earth - right now - is revealed through
the Holy Ghost teacher.

Revelation 6:2

“And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on
him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he
went forth conquering, and to conquer.”

The first of four horsemen traversing the earth (North,
South, East, and West) is galloping around the world
today, trying to portray himself as a "King Of
Kings, And Lord Of Lords."
(Revelation 19:11-16)He conquers his neighbors by wars of intimidation
and is well armed and ready to go to the next step, wars
of armies.

“And there went out another horse that was red: and
power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace
from the earth, and that they should kill one another:
and there was given unto him a great sword.”

These are the wars of armies with bloody (red) military
(sword) conflicts.Easterly, from Istanbul to Japan, an army of over
200,000,000 can be fielded today.The majority of the kings (plural) of the east
and their subjects are anti-Christ religions and at war
with the world now.

“And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared
for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to
slay the third part of men.And the number of the army of the horsemen were
two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of
them.”
(Revelation
9:15-16)

Revelation 6:5-6

“And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the
third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a
black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of
balances in his hand.And I heard a voice in the midst of the four
beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three
measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not
the oil and the wine.”

Wars of economics are ploys to control nations, stiffing
some while others grow richer during “hard times.”
Example: The black horseman manipulated the
too-big-to-fail banks, where nobody was hung for the
Great Recession of 2008-9.

“But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where
thieves do not break through nor steal…”
(Matthew 16:20)

Revelation 6:7-8

“And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the
voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his
name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with
him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part
of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and
with death, and with the beasts of the earth.”

Unnoticed wars of stealth are going on now by he who
comes “to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.” (John
10:10a)Here
the pale horsemen war with the sword by domestic
homicides, with hunger by famines, with death by
diseases, with beasts by animals.In contrast, Jesus Christ said…

“I am come that they might have life, and that they
might have it more abundantly.”
(John 10:10b)

Revelation 6:9-10

“And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the
altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of
God, and for the testimony which they held…”

Another picture of the church past, present, and future,
reveals the saints (that be us) slain for the word of
God, as is prophesied.

"As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the
day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”
(Romans 8:36)

“And when they shall have finished their testimony, the
beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall
make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill
them.” (Revelation 11:7)

“And they overcame him by the
blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony;
and they loved not their lives unto the death.” (Revelation 12:11)

Revelation 6:11

“And white robes
were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto
them, that they should rest yet for a little season,
until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that
should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.”

Most
Christians think they are excluded from this prophecy,
but if your sins are all forgiven and forgotten, how can
you die now that you are without sin?Answer: Same way Satan murdered Jesus Christ.It was illegal to kill him as it is illegal to
kill you.
But the devil is not concerned about legalities.After all, he is a career criminal.

Revelation 6:12a
& 14b

“And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and,
lo, there was a great earthquake […] and every mountain
and island were moved out of their places.”

Looking from Liberty Park, 1/2 mile across the Hudson
River to the World Trade Center in the 90’s, I knew from
the above scripture, if mountains and islands were going
to move out of their places, the Twin Towers were coming
down for sure one day.When I told my friends this, they thought I was
crazy.I
guess it was just coincidence they did fall, and within
one hour of each other.

“Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city!
for in one hour is thy judgment come.”
(Revelation 18:10)

The Twin Towers was a vertical city with their own Zip
code, 10048, and employed 50,000 people.

Revelation 6:15-17

“And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the
rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men,
and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in
the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to
the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from
the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the
wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is
come; and who shall be able to stand?”

No one is without excuse for rejecting Jesus Christ
because God makes a way for those who want to know him.It’s like the Reeducation prisoner in Vietnam who
emptied the warden’s chamber pot where the Bible was
used for toilet paper. He
washed the pages clean, read them and got saved.

“Hurt not the earth,
neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the
servants of our God in their foreheads.”

Before the seven trumpets sound,
the world’s wakeup call, the Lord’s servants are sealed
in their foreheads.Ha!
Everyone is preoccupied with the beast’s mark in the
forehead, but not God’s spiritual seal of approval in
their forehead, the conscious part of their brain.This seal is God’s name, Jesus Christ: he who
dominates our lives as our lives revolve around him.
(Revelation 3:12) How about you?

For those who recite the
commandment but don’t know the answer to “the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost,” it is Jesus Christ.(Matthew 28:19-20)

“And they shall see his
face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.”
(Revelation 22:4

Revelation 7:4,
Part 1 of 2

“Hurt not the
earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have
sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.”

Know about the mark of the beast
in the forehead?Know about God’s name and his city’s name in the
forehead of believers, their conscious part of the
brain?Nope?

“and I will write
upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of
my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of
heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new
name.” (Revelation 3:12b, c)

“And there shall
be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb
shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And
they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their
foreheads.” (Revelation 22:3-4)

Revelation 7:4, Part 2 of 2

“And I heard the
number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed
an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes
of the children of Israel.”

Rise above
the literal interpretation and see that the 144,000
represents the body of Christ past, present, and future,
as is the seven churches of God, twenty four elders,
twelve tribes of Israel, and even where two or three
gathered together in the name of Jesus Christ. When you
begin to see yourself in Revelation as part of God’s
church and body, a whole new dimension of revelation
will open up to you.

Revelation 7:9

“After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which
no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and
people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before
the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their
hands…”

The church is not separated by favorite preachers,
doctrines, or denominations. (I Corinthians 1:10-13;
3:1-6)If
asked, “What is your religion?” do you name Christ, as
in Christian, or some other name: Baptist, Methodist,
Roman Catholic? Is The Word of God your authority, or
The Word of God
and/or
your articles of faith, or some other authority?

Based on Matthew 6:24: You cannot serve Christ and [insert
your religion here] for either you will hate the
one, and love the other; or else you will hold to the
one, and despise the other.You cannot serve Christ and your denomination.

Revelation 7:13-14, Part 1/2

“And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What
are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence
came they?
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to
me, These are they which came out of great tribulation,
and have washed their robes, and made them white in the
blood of the Lamb.”

The church past, present, and future comes
out of great
tribulation because they are
in great
tribulation.
However, some attend The First Church of the Ear
Tickled, where taking up the cross and following Christ
to the great tribulation of crucifixion means wearing
the same outfit twice in a row, or not keeping up with
the Schicklgrubers.

“If any man will come after me, let him deny himself,
and takeuphiscross, and follow me.” (Matthew 16:24)

Revelation 7:13-14, Part 2/2

“These are they which came out of great tribulation, and
have washed their robes, and made them white in the
blood of the Lamb.”
(Revelation 7:14)

The blood of Christ makes white - not red.

“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord:
though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white
as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be
as wool.” (Isaiah 1:18)

Satan’s favorite color is red because he is red, and
he loves to shed blood, especially the saints’ blood.What is your favorite color?

“And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and
behold a great red dragon…”(Revelation 12:3)

“And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the
saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus...” (Revelation 17:6)

“And when he had
opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven
about the space of half an hour.”

Listen: You won’t have much
revealed by the Lord until these seven seals, the seal
of God, is opened to you
personally. And after you
know what is happening here and now, the rest will come,
by and by.

“Blessed is he
that readeth, and they that hear the words of this
prophecy, and keep those things which are written
therein: for the time is at hand.”

Continue to read, understand,
and apply the prophetic truths, grabbing the timely
revelations at hand, even as you grabbed and entered
into the kingdom of heaven when your timely salvation
was at hand. (Matthew 4:17)

“Blessed is he
that readeth…” specifically applies to The Book of
Revelation and all scripture generally.

Revelation 8:1, Part 2 of 2

“And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was
silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.”

Some types of time references in scripture: the
twinkling of an eye, hour, week, and year, which are
used literally, as similes, and metaphors.After the seven seals are opened, there is a
pause before the seven trumpets sound, the trump of God:
the wakeup call, the alarm after sin entered the world.If you have the seal(s) opened to you, there is a
brief transition, the length of a half-hour television
program, before going on to understand the rest of the
book.Oh
boy!

“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last
trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall
be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” (1 Corinthians 15:52

Revelation 8:2

“And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and
to them were given seven trumpets.”

Are the seven trumpets (the trumpet of God) and the
last trump (I Corinthians 15:52) the same?For some, it precedes the wrath of God, and to
others, the return of the Lord Jesus Christ with us his
saints.It’s
all a matter of perspective. Can you hear the trumpet
now blowing whose sounding will end at any moment?

“And the seventh angel sounded […]And the
nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time
of the dead, that they should be judged…” (Revelation 11:15-18)

“And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a
trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from
the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.” (Matthew 24:31)

Revelation 8:3

“And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a
golden censer; and there was given unto him much
incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all
saints upon the golden altar which was before the
throne.”

Your personal prayers are a pleasing sweet aroma to
the Lord and are generated by your love toward him.Some only pray aloud when others are present,
“Rub-a-dub-dub, thanks for the grub.” Others only pray
in their mind – where nobody’s home.
And others pray
out loud even in secret, because, they know by faith who
is there with them. Your sweetest fragrance to the Lord,
I think, are the prayers you pray for someone else or
for the whole body of Christ.

“Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial
before God.” (Acts 10:4b

Revelation 8:4-5

"And the smoke of the incense, which came with the
prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the
angel's hand. And the angel took the censer, and filled
it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth:
and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings,
and an earthquake.”

As the saints pray and bless the Lord with prayers,
there is a response from heaven towards those who don’t.These verses also explain where lightning and
earthquakes come from – God’s throne. (Revelation 4:5;
11:19; 16:18)

So, if you think lightning, thunder, and earthquakes
are only natural phenomena, think again.And if you can’t hear the still small voice of
the Lord, he may have to talk to you louder than you
like.Flash!
Bang! Rock and Roll!

Revelation 8:7

“The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and
fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the
earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all
green grass was burnt up.”

Most think the sounding of the seven trumpets, the
trumpet of God, is a solitary drawn out note, forgetting
that God is the Master Composer. Perhaps he can do
better than a child tooting on a toy as each trumpet
movement conducts and guides us into the mysteries of
God.

When sin entered into the world, the whole physical
and
spiritual environment
was violently shaken.And like hard hitting hail, it bombarded earth
and man, lighting struck and ignited the trees and
consciences, and death followed. (Genesis 3)The same warning is going on today.Do you hear the trumpet blowing?

Revelation 8:8-9

“And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great
mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and
the third part of the sea became blood; And the third
part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had
life, died; and the third part of the ships were
destroyed.”

Satan’s government is likened to seven mountains
(Revelation 7:9), and governments, like mountains, can
be destroyed in short order by natural or manmade
catastrophes.Some living at the feet of Vesuvius, Pompeii, and
Etna were here today and gone tomorrow.Also the exploding wars of violence sunk the
governments of Russia in 1917, and Germany and Japan in
1945 into the sea of humanity, to name a few of the
major movers and shakers of the recent past.Do you hear the trumpet blowing?

Revelation 8:10-11

“And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great
star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell
upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the
fountains of waters; And the name of the star is called
Wormwood…”

The Lord Jesus recounted, while on heaven’s throne,

“I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.”
(Luke 10:18)

The burning and falling star Wormwood, Satan himself,
was expelled from heaven.And Wormwood’s spirit, like falling cinders of
slanderous sin, contaminates the pure living water of
the Lord. (John 4:10; 7:38; Revelation 7:17)
Many are fouled
by Wormwood’s words.

“For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God:
but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God
speak we in Christ.” (2 Corinthians 2:17)

Do you hear the trumpet blowing?

Revelation 8:12

“And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the
sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the
third part of the stars; so as the third part of them
was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of
it, and the night likewise.”

Bible corruption diminishes the “Sun of
Righteousness” and “light of the
world,” God’s word. (Malachi 4:2, John 8:12)Copyrighting a new “translation” means altering
the text enough to create a spurious Bible.The word of God, however, is not copyrighted
because it is already permanently preserved.

“The words of the Lord are pure words: as
silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven
times.Thou
shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from
this generation for ever.” (Psalm 12:6-7)

Do you hear the trumpet blowing?

Revelation 8:13

“And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the
midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe,
woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the
other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which
are yet to sound!”

The first love message of John
the Baptist and the Lord Jesus Christ was,
“Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”(Matthew 4:17, Mark 1:15)
It was and is the trumpet sounding to admonish
one to turn from sin and then turn to God.
However, the
first four trumpet warnings in Revelation Chapter 8 are
very harsh, and the “Woe, woe, woe” warning for the last
three trumpets notes the intensity of the grief, grief,
grief to follow.

“And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from
heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of
the bottomless pit.”

Possibly another fallen angel who unlocks the
bottomless pit where devils are reserved for God’s
judgment in the last day(s).

“And the angels which kept not their first estate, but
left their own habitation, he hath reserved in
everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of
the great day.” (Jude 6)

The last days are here!

“God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in
time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in
these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath
appointed heir of all things…”
(Hebrews 1:1-2) (Acts 2:17, 2 Timothy 3:1, James 5:3, 2
Peter 3:3)

Do you hear the trumpet blowing?

Revelation 9:2

“And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a
smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace;
and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the
smoke of the pit.”

I wonder if the flood in Noah’s day submerged and
buried in the mud, not only the wicked people and
animals, but the devils that possessed them.And now, as man pumps oil out of the earth, the
remains of those sunken ancient organisms turned into
petroleum, are burned as fuel, creating smoke, smog, and
other destructive pollutants.And as a result, hordes of devils are aerated and
unfettered again to oppress, possess, and create
spiritual darkness for their king, “the
prince of the power of the air.” (Ephesians
2:2)

Revelation 9:3-4

“And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth:
and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the
earth have power.And it was commanded them that they should not
hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing,
neither any tree; but only those men which have not the
seal of God in their foreheads.”

(Smoke: See previous 9:2, Micro-Commentary.)

Cold-blooded critters may not be in heaven, but
spiritual locusts/scorpions come from the
bottomless pit.However, they cannot hurt those with God’s holy
seal of approval, “heaven’s passport,” for God’s
name is written in the conscious part of their forehead
(brain). (Revelation 7:3; 9:4; 14:1; 22:4)
The passport also
has the name of the new Jerusalem on it; not the name of
Sodom and Egypt‘s Jerusalem located in Israel today.
(Revelation 11:8)

Revelation 9:6

“And to them it was given that they should not kill
them, but that they should be tormented five months: and
their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he
striketh a man.”

Many may be attacked physically,
spiritually, and mentally by devil locusts stinging like
scorpions.
And those who are tormented and dying physically can be
medicated into oblivion until dead.
Did you know,
some people are oversedated in their last days with
opiates for anxiety, and are, consequently, killed by
their physicians, who will later sign a sham death
certificate?
Their doctors comfort and put them to “sleep” like a
veterinarian does to an unwanted or hopelessly sick pet.This is murder, legal or not legal.

“And I took the
little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and
it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had
eaten it, my belly was bitter.”

The end of the gospel story is
the victory of Christ’s resurrection and our sins being
forgiven; but the procedure of getting there was through
the crucifixion.

“Looking unto
Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the
joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising
the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the
throne of God.” (Hebrews 12:2)

When John perceived the sweet
victory of The Revelation, he understood it was by the
bitter taking up of the cross, getting in line, and
following the Lord Jesus to Calvary – this includes all
of us.

“And I will give
power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a
thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in
sackcloth.”

These two witnesses represent
the Old and New Testament church and are clothed in
sackcloth: not religious wear, business suits, or high
fashion. Nor are
they festooned with “Christian phylacteries:” crosses,
crucifixes, or ichthus lapel pins. They are genuine
prophets having the power of God and don’t need, or use,
stage props, play actor costumes, or religious
brick-a-brac.

“Who hath
believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord
revealed?
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and
as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor
comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no
beauty that we should desire him.” (Isaiah 53:1-2)

“And I looked,
and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an
hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's
name written in their foreheads.”

All believers have God’s name
AND his city’s name written in their foreheads.

“And there shall
be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb
shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And
they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their
foreheads.” (Revelation
22:3-4)

“Him
that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my
God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon
him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my
God.”
(Revelation 3:12)

Haven’t got God’s name and his
city’s name in your “heavenly passport?”Invalid!

“And I heard a
great voice out of the temple saying to the seven
angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the
wrath of God upon the earth.”

How long does the wrath of God
last?

The Lord Jesus experienced God’s
wrath for our sins just before and during his
crucifixion. Arrested
around midnight, he was stricken, smitten, afflicted,
and then nailed to the cross (probably naked) for six
hours.When
he asked for water, sadistically he was given vinegar to
drink instead. (No, it wasn’t painkilling medicine.)
Here, God’s anger for our sins, which he put upon Jesus,
lasted less than twenty-four hours and it was swift and
sharp.
However, after God exacts wrath on the unbelievers with
his terrible swift sword, they are cast into the lake of
fire for ever.

“I will shew unto
thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon
many waters: With
whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication,
and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk
with the wine of her fornication.”

Three Types of Fornication

Mental = Entertaining immoral
thoughts.

Physical = Carnal activity
between unmarried people.

Spiritual = Submitting to
another authority other than the authority of Jesus
Christ.

All fornication creates
pleasure, like addictive drugs that make you feel good
but modify your thinking process.It’s a high that changes your brain chemistry and
it’s a devil’s trick.

Killing and drinking the blood
of the saints also alters normal brain activity: a
pleasure for“Mystery, Babylon The Great, The Mother Of
Harlots And Abominations Of The Earth,”
and her brood. (Revelation 17:5)

“Babylon the
great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation
of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage
of every unclean and hateful bird.”

The original model for Babylon
was the first city named after Enoch, the first son of
Cain, the first son of Adam.Cain was the first false priest who offered the
first unacceptable sacrifices to God, and the first
murderer of the first righteous man Abel.He was also a prototype for kings, and the first
ruler to corral his subjects in a city.This concept transformed into Babel, and then
into the city of Babylon.Cain was also the first man to have the mark of
his beastly character spiritually etched on him,
reserving himself for eternal punishment by God, but not
for man’s vengeance. (Genesis 4; Revelation 13:16-18)

“And I fell at
his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou
do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren
that have the testimony of Jesus...”

In Revelation1:1 an angel (man
or celestial) gave the Revelation to John, and John gave
it to the church.In the above and below citations, he is
identified as a brother; as heavenly beings aren’t
referred to as “brethren.”

“And when I had
heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet
of the angel which shewed me these things.Then saith he unto me, See
thou do it
not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the
prophets…” (Revelation 22:9)

Did God give the Revelation to
an “unknown” person and then he gave it to the elder of
the church to distribute?

“And he laid hold
on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and
Satan, and bound him a thousand years…”

Devils are bound and loosed time
and again, whether for a day or a thousand years.

“But, beloved, be
not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the
Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one
day.”(2
Peter 3:8)

Devils manifest in Caesars,
kings, and popes; people dominant and people obscure.When Hitler died, someone took his place.Even after 72 years, Nazi Germany which ruled
continental Europe with armies, now rules continental
Europe with economics.(Revelation’s black horse rides again!)Same spirit, same players, thinking they only
lost the battle but not the war.Same with Japan.

“And I saw a new
heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the
first earth were passed away; and there was no more
sea.”

The sea was/is polluted
humanity: sometimes calm, sometimes turbulent and
deadly.The
Lord Jesus walked upon that sea while it stormed and
Peter did so for a moment.Yes, one can rise above it all, walking with the
one that the winds and sea obey.

The Sea of Galilee, also called
the Sea of Tiberius, is named after Tiberius Caesar.Pilate represented Tiberius and crucified the
Prince of Peace.

When the gospel net is drawn to
shore from the “Sea of Humanity,” “the angels shall come
forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, And
shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be
wailing and gnashing of teeth.”

“And there shall
be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb
shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And
they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their
foreheads.”

You cannot help but serve Jesus
Christ when his name is in your forehead dominating the
conscious part of your brain: for your life centers
around him alone.This is unlike many whose Jesus is just another
satellite of interest revolving around themselves.The Lord Jesus Christ is either all of your life
or he is nothing at all.You are either serving the Lord or you are
serving the Devil.It’s just a fact, folks.

The seven Trumpets, the trumpet
of God, is sounding out to an ungodly world and is an
unsettling tune for the unrepentant ear.On the other hand, it is also the last trump of
God and a jubilant string of winded notes for the
believer, as he anticipates returning to earth with
Christ, to reign as a king and priest forever.
(Revelation 5:10)

“And the armies
which were in heaven followed him upon white horses,
clothed in fine linen, white and clean.”

If you are waiting to hear the
trump of God someday, wait no longer.It has been playing its Jerichonian tune for
thousands of years, as God rebukes and warns of the
seven vials of wrath, the wrath of God to follow, when
the music stops.

“The first angel
sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with
blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third
part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was
burnt up.”
(Revelation 8:7)

“Martha, Martha,
thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one
thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part,
which shall not be taken away from her.”(Luke 10:41)

While taking notes on John 3:16
more than 20 years ago, I wondered how much The Word of
God could teach us on one verse.Soon I realized he could teach us forever on a
single verse, as the word of God is higher than high and
deeper than deep; and one gets out of it how much they
want to get out of it. Want
a little; get a little.Want a lot; get a lot.It’s your choice.

“Take
heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall
be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be
given." (Mark 4:24)

Satan wasn’t in Rome possessing
Caesar when the Lord Jesus was here.But he was in unholy Jerusalem in an unholy land,
“which
spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our
Lord was crucified.” (Revelation 11:8)

Judas
Iscariot is the only known person possessed by Satan,
and of high ranking in the church, but given the least
responsibility: that being over the unrighteous mammon.He was the “treasurer” and was a thief and a
devil.

“Jesus answered
them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a
devil?”(John
6:70b)

“And after the
sop Satan entered into him.” (John 13:27a)

Even though a devil, no one
suspected Judas was the betrayer, thinking church
finances was a high calling.Nevertheless, the Lord treated Judas and all of
the disciples alike, and suspicion was not applied to
him.